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Official page for Newcastle University UK, a founding member of the Russell Group of Research intensive universities, and a Global Top 140 university. #WeAreNCL
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Lest we forget.

#WeAreNCL #RemembranceDay
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November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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What's it like to return to campus 40 years later as a Fresher again? 🤔

To find out, we spoke with Class of 1988 Microbiology graduate Sam Hamilton. Sam recently joined the university student community once more - this time on our Creative Writing MA!

📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/4nC5crA

#WeAreNCL
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November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Our campus feels like home🥰 🏠

Thanks to Youssof for capturing our campus so beautifully and for sharing on Instagram.

Share your own campus or Newcastle moments with #MyNCLPics, we’d love to feature them!

#newcastleuni #wearencl #newcastle
Exterior view of a historical brick building with large windows, adorned with ivy, partially covered in red and green leaves. The building is surrounded by a manicured lawn and small garden areas, under a clear sky. Entrance to the Architecture Building, featuring a large wooden door set within a brick facade with Gothic architectural elements. View through an archway leading to Newcastle University, showing people walking under a clear sky.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Kristina Wolf, Research Associate from @nclengineering.bsky.social for receiving an “Excellent Young Researcher Award” at the International Climate Resilience Conference 2025 at LMU Munich! 🏆

#WeAreNCL
Dr. Kristina Wolf, Research Associate in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University, holding a certificate stands in front of a presentation screen displaying logos of LMU Munich and European Geosciences Union, with a scenic mountain backdrop shown on the screen.
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Our own Dr Giuliana Borea has curated a new collaborative exhibition exploring the vital role rivers play in sustaining communities and ecosystems. 🎨

Listening to the Voices of the Rivers runs until 22 November at Newcastle Contemporary Art. ⬇

https://bit.ly/4nGVEMa

#WeAreNCL
View of the Tyne Bridge with The Glasshouse, Gateshead, visible under clear blue skies, overlooking the serene River Tyne.
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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It was lovely to see Newcastle University graduate and colleague, the late Professor Paul Younger, honoured by South Tyneside Council recently with a blue plaque in his hometown of Hebburn 💙

📰 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43z5zfq

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November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve united our University community on both sides of the Atlantic to officially kickstart the 25/26 #NCLinAction programme!

If you’d like to get involved in NCL in Action 25/26, discover the events and opportunities coming up 👉 https://ncl.ac.uk/ncl-in-action

#WeAreNCL
A person giving a presentation at Newcastle University, standing next to a screen displaying the title "Keynote introduction: Fault Lines and Frontlines: Preparing for the World Order of 2026" with the name and title "Dr. Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University. A group of people gathered in an elegant room with large windows, a wooden interior, and a prominent chandelier. A person presenting to an audience in a conference room with a slide titled "Day-to-Day Communication" visible in the background. Panel discussion at Newcastle University featuring five panelists sitting on stage, each with a microphone, against a backdrop with university banners and digital screens displaying their names and titles.
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Rainy morning walks into Newcastle 🌧♥🍂

#MyNCLPics #WeAreNCL
View of Newcastle upon Tyne featuring the Swing Bridge over the River Tyne, with the cityscape and All Saints Church in the background on a cloudy day. View of the Tyne Bridge and the Swing Bridge over the River Tyne, with cloudy skies above. View of Newcastle city with old buildings, cars on the road, the Tyne Bridge visible in the background, and wet streets reflecting city lights on a cloudy day. View of the Tyne Bridge spanning the River Tyne, surrounded by buildings and roads with vehicles, on an overcast day.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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We're thrilled to be working alongside teams from several universities on a new project aiming to revolutionise implantable medical devices with transformative technology that harnesses power from glucose in the body. 🔬

Find out more here. ⬇

https://bit.ly/4otACls

#WeAreNCL
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November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Happy 100th birthday to our Students' Union building! 🎈

Our Students' Union on King's Walk opened its doors for the very first time in 1925. Today it is home to over 28,000 students and more than 260 sports clubs and societies 🙌

#WeAreNCL
A black and white photo of vintage cars parked beside an imposing brick building with a grand entrance. Group of individuals holding large balloons that spell "100" in front of Newcastle University's Students' Union: a historic red brick building with a clock tower.
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Well the countdown to Christmas has officially began...

Last night the Fenwick’s 2025 Christmas window theme was unveiled as "A Christmas Carol." reimagined by celebrated author and illustrator Chris Riddell.

Will you be heading in to town to take a look?

#WeAreNCL
A section of the Fenwick Christmas window display featuring a wax figure of Marley's Ghost from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," depicted in chains and draped in a white sheet, set against a dark, and Scrooge in bed with a terrified face. An atmospheric backdrop with a reflective glass surface. Elaborate holiday window display featuring a figure dressed as the Ghost of Christmas Present in a green setting pointing towards toys, and Scrooge in bed robes, surrounded by festive decorations and gifts. A display featuring Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come flying above a miniature snowy town, with a vibrant blue backdrop that depicts a starry night sky. Display featuring detailed figures of characters from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," set in a snowy Victorian street scene with warmly lit windows.
November 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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What do we even mean by AI? 🤖✨

Dr Stephen McGough breaks down what Artificial Intelligence and what it means for the future of many industries in the first episode of the latest 'From Newcastle' series.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts now 🎧

https://bit.ly/4qDoa3I

#Podcast #WeAreNCL #AI
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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What does half a million tweets reveal about an invasive species? 📱

A study analysing over 500,000 tweets has found public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants. 🌿

More more here. ⬇

https://bit.ly/4hBIa2M

#WeAreNCL
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November 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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From welcoming NUFC Women at Cochrane Park, to helping patients with rheumatoid arthritis, October has been an incredible month!

Find out more 🔗 https://bit.ly/43Mjlvd

#WeAreNCL
Three researchers from Newcastle University in lab coats standing in front of a laboratory setup, smiling at the camera, with a caption Newcastle scientists help discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon® New research by scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. The findings reveal a low-energy, waste-free alternative to conventional fluorine recycling. Newcastle University research on rheumatoid arthritis: an individual participating holding a red wrist. The caption reads Newcastle scientists find muscle wasting reversed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using new drug Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new hope for improved muscle health. Research has shown that 15 patients given Tofacitinib as part of a 6 month experimental medical study found their leg muscles increased in size, particularly in the thigh. Two athletes training on treadmills at Newcastle University's Cochrane Park sports facility, which supports Newcastle United women's football team. Caption reads Newcastle’s Cochrane Park sports facility is the new training base for NUFC women Newcastle University’s Cochrane Park sports facility is the new training base for Newcastle United women, helping to support the continued success of women’s football. NUFC has secured its own dedicated training, medical and player care spaces at the facility, bringing the women’s team closer geographically to the men’s and academy’s current training facilities. Portrait of Professor Chantal Conneller from Newcastle University, looking to the side with a rocky background, celebrating receiving the Grahame Clark medal by the British Academy for contributions to Prehistory. Caption reads Newcastle University academic awarded prestigious British Academy honour. Professor Chantal Conneller, Professor of Early Prehistory, has been awarded the prestigious Grahame Clark medal by the British Academy in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the field. Professor Conneller was recognised for transforming understanding of the Mesolithic period in the 21st century.
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This week we welcomed the Business and Trade Select Committee to Newcastle for discussions with regional businesses on identifying priorities for driving economic growth.

#WeAreNCL #BusinessSupport
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November 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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👻 Happy Halloween from Boocastle Oooniversity! 🎃

#WeAreNCL #Halloween #Pumpkin #PumpkinArt
A person holds a pumpkin painted with the Newcastle University crest in front of the Newcastle University arches on a sunny day.
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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If you think Newcastle sleeps at night… think again 👀
We're exploring Newcastle's spookiest spots👻 🎃

#WeAreNCL #Newcastle #Halloween
A black and white photograph of the Old George Inn pub in Newcastle with text that reads 'Newcastle's Most Haunted Spots' 1. The Old George Inn King Charles I was kept nearby in 1646 and reportedly drank here under guard. There are claims that his spirit still visits the upper room where he once sat. Glasses move, chairs scrape, and bar staff say they often feel watched from the balcony… by a king who never checked out.' A black and white photograph of the Black Gate in Newcastle with text that reads '2. The Black Gate Once the defensive entrance to the castle, now one of Newcastle’s most active poltergeist locations. Visitors speak of being pushed or scratched, and some leave with unexplainable bruises. Strange knocks, dragging sounds and cold blasts of air have been recorded in locked rooms.' A black and white photograph of the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in Newcastle with text that reads '3. The Tyne Theatre & Opera House Said to be haunted by stagehand Bob Crowther, tragically killed by a cannonball prop during a rehearsal in the 19th century. Staff still feel a cold presence brush past backstage, costumes move on their own, and footsteps echo across the stage when no one is there.' A black and white photograph of the Philip Robinson Library in Newcastle with text that reads '4. The Philip Robinson Library Pale figures linger by the printers, eyes glazed from too many citations, whispering “just one more source…” into the darkness. The scent of cold coffee and panic fills the air, and the faint tapping of keyboards echoes long after midnight. the Philip Robinson Library remains Newcastle’s most haunted building.'
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A study led by our School of English Literature is investigating the impact of creativity on the health and wellbeing of youngsters with serious health conditions, aiming to revolutionise children’s health services. 🩺

Find out more here. ⬇

https://bit.ly/4qwW3mZ

#WeAreNCL
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October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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A powerful new exhibition opens in Newcastle this week. 💡

HIVstory, our collaboration between @HIVstorytrust, aims to raise awareness and understanding of the history of HIV and AIDS in the UK. 🔬

Find out more about the project here. ⬇

https://bit.ly/3LgM30V

#WeAreNCL
Promotional materials including a booklet and flyers about the National HIV Story Trust, detailing the history of HIV and AIDS, with social media contacts visible.
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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A team of our scientists have helped to discover a green way to recycle Teflon®! 🌳

The research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon®, one of the world’s most durable plastics, into useful chemical building blocks. 💡

https://bit.ly/47AqaSR

#WeAreNCL
Three individuals wearing lab coats with the University of Newcastle logo, standing in a laboratory.
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Our London Alumni Network recently planned a walking tour of the City’s most beautiful hidden gardens and historic corners for their members.

If you're based in London you can join the London Alumni Network for free!
⬇️
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12828947/

#WeAreNCL
Group of people posing together in front of the Royal Opera House in London, with a red double-decker bus in the background. A tour guide from "London Walks" is presenting to a group of attentive listeners on a bridge with modern buildings in the background. Four adults taking a selfie on a city street with St. Paul's Cathedral visible in the background. Group of seven people smiling and sitting around a table in a pub, with pictures on the wall behind them.
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Our researchers have worked alongside Newcastle Hospitals on a study offering new hope for improved health for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Increasing their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug. 🩺

Read more here. ⬇

https://bit.ly/4oAkUVf

#WeAreNCL
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October 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Congratulations to Professor Chantal Conneller, Professor of Early Prehistory for receiving the Grahame Clark Medal from the British Academy! 🏅🦕

Find out more⬇️
https://bit.ly/43ivms8.
Professor Chantal Conneller sitting on a pebble beach gazing towards the sea, with rocky formations in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Tomorrow (Oct 21) at 5:30 pm BST, @newcastleuni.bsky.social hosts @jaapderoode.bsky.social for a discussion of his book, Doctors by Nature, exploring how animals use medicine and what it can teach us about healing ourselves.

This event is free and open to the public. Save your spot: buff.ly/vjs1oVE
Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes, and Other Animals Heal Themselves by Jaap de Roode Jaap de Roode
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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We're pleased to announce Professor Li Li from the University of Exeter has been appointed as our new Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global. She’ll lead the charge in strengthening international partnerships and advancing the university’s global vision 🌍👏
👉 https://bit.ly/496uj26

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October 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM